Today;s blog is a continued discussion about substance abuse and living our lives. I have seen time and time again how people get caught up in substance abuse to try to stop the pain of trauma or even everyday life. We all want to feel normal, what ever normal may be for us. Or sometimes we just want the pain and the discomfort to stop. Self medicating may seem like the viable solution. Lets talk a little bit about how the drugs or alcohol works on us to seemly help us to cope.
Drugs are chemicals. They work in the brain by tapping into the brain's communication system and interfering with the way nerve cells normally send, receive, and process information. Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, can activate neurons because their chemical structure mimics that of a natural neurotransmitter. This similarity in structure "fools" receptors and allows the drugs to lock onto and activate the nerve cells. Although these drugs mimic brain chemicals, they don't activate nerve cells in the same way as a natural neurotransmitter, and they lead to abnormal messages being transmitted through the network.
Other drugs, such as amphetamine or cocaine, can cause the nerve cells to release abnormally large amounts of natural neurotransmitters or prevent the normal recycling of these brain chemicals. This disruption produces a greatly amplified message, ultimately disrupting communication channels. The difference in effect can be described as the difference between someone whispering into your ear and someone shouting into a microphone.
When we continue to use drugs to help us cope, we continue to affect not only our brains but our body's. This can lead to cancer and a multitude of physical issues. Coping skills can come from many different arena's I have talked in previous blogs about meditation. However if you are using drugs or alcohol as a coping tool you must first deal with the addiction. Having been a substance abuse counselor for many years I have to say the traditional modality of treatment can be helpful but in my opinion treatments such as hypnosis and EFT and NLP are much needed as well. This gets to the root of the issue, and if the root of the problem is not gotten to the likely hood of relapse is greatly accelerated if you are able to stop using at all. Especially if there is a trauma at the root of the issue. This may very well be the reason the use of drugs or alcohol started in the first place. There are many reasons an addiction can come to pass. Please check it out.
Just food for thought.
Till next time.
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